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Digitization Reaches 67% in India's Phase II Cities
Mar 26, 2013 – According to India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, on 23rd March 2013 a total of 10.8 million set top boxes had been installed in the 38 cities set for digitization by 31st March, against a target of 16 million.
News categories: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Global LCD TV Shipments Fall for the First Time in 2012
Mar 21, 2013 – Annual global LCD TV shipments declined for the first time ever in 2012, down 1% to 203 million, according to the latest findings from DisplaySearch. Q4 was the only quarter to see any growth, rising 0.6%, but it was not enough to offset declines from the first three quarters.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV

SNL Kagan reports US multichannel video subscriber universe eked out a gain in 2012
Mar 20, 2013 – According to SNL Kagan, U.S. multichannel subscribers grew slightly in both Q4 2012 and for the full year, reversing the negative quarterly trends of Q2 and Q3 2012. The small gain brought total multichannel subs to 100.4 million.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Global IPTV Subscriptions Will Pass the 100m Mark in 2013
Mar 20, 2013 – Global IPTV subscriptions are expected to pass the 100 million mark in 2013 and grow to 181.1 million in 2017, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Money Drop is Europe's most valuable TV format
Mar 20, 2013 – Relative newcomer Money Drop was the top format title by value created in 2012, pushing Come Dine With Me into second place, according to a new Digital TV Research report. The TV Formats in Europe report states that The Voice entered the top 10 in 2012.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research

SES increases reach to 276 million TV homes worldwide
Mar 19, 2013 – SES (Paris, Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that it has further increased its reach in 2012, driven by strong gains, especially in India and Germany. SES now reaches 276 million TV homes worldwide, over 17 million homes more than in 2011.
News categories: SES S.A, Market Research, Satellite

Major U.S. multi-channel video providers added about 170,000 subscribers in 2012
Mar 18, 2013 – Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the thirteen largest multi-channel video providers in the US -- representing about 94% of the market -- acquired over 170,000 net additional video subscribers in 2012. Annual net multi-channel video additions in 2012 were about 230,000 fewer than in 2011.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

4Kx2K LCD TV Panel Shipments Expected to Reach 2.6M in 2013
Mar 14, 2013 – According to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Large Area TFT Panel Shipment Report, TFT LCD panel suppliers are forecast to ship 2.6 million 4Kx2K LCD TV panels (also known as Ultra HD) worldwide in 2013, up more than 40-fold from 63 thousand in 2012.
News categories: DisplaySearch, David Hsieh, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV

ONO Spain subscribers down 60,000 in 2012
Mar 14, 2013 – ONO in Spain has announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2012. Fibre television customers decreased by 20 thousand in the quarter and 60 thousand in the year to reach 862 thousand as of December 31, 2012.
News categories: Grupo Corporativo ONO, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Spain, Subscribers